Conservation payments in Kentucky totaled $902 million from 1995-2016.
From 1995 to 2016, the top 10 percent of conservation payment recipients were paid 67 percent of conservation payments.
| Pct. of Recipients | Pct. of Payments | Number of Recipients | Total Payments 1995-2016 | Payment per Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 1% | 23% | 454 | $203,328,219 | $447,860 |
| Top 2% | 33% | 908 | $294,132,005 | $323,934 |
| Top 3% | 40% | 1,362 | $360,859,599 | $264,948 |
| Top 4% | 46% | 1,816 | $413,664,660 | $227,789 |
| Top 5% | 51% | 2,270 | $457,669,027 | $201,616 |
| Top 6% | 55% | 2,724 | $495,106,329 | $181,757 |
| Top 7% | 58% | 3,178 | $527,322,203 | $165,929 |
| Top 8% | 62% | 3,632 | $555,411,645 | $152,922 |
| Top 9% | 64% | 4,086 | $580,298,470 | $142,021 |
| Top 10% | 67% | 4,540 | $602,587,819 | $132,729 |
| Top 11% | 69% | 4,994 | $622,737,708 | $124,697 |
| Top 12% | 71% | 5,448 | $640,995,118 | $117,657 |
| Top 13% | 73% | 5,902 | $657,674,745 | $111,433 |
| Top 14% | 75% | 6,356 | $672,850,168 | $105,861 |
| Top 15% | 76% | 6,810 | $686,779,496 | $100,849 |
| Top 16% | 78% | 7,264 | $699,625,274 | $96,314 |
| Top 17% | 79% | 7,718 | $711,520,301 | $92,190 |
| Top 18% | 80% | 8,172 | $722,527,572 | $88,415 |
| Top 19% | 81% | 8,626 | $732,798,127 | $84,952 |
| Top 20% | 82% | 9,080 | $742,394,447 | $81,762 |
| Remaining 80% of recips. | 18% | 36,321 | $160,081,227 | $4,407 |
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